Movies

Paris 1919

94' / 2008

Paul Cowan

For six months in 1919, Paris was the capital of the world. The last shots had just been fired in the most devastating war of all time — and the old global order lay in tatters. Delegations from over 30 nations urgently descended upon Paris for the most ambitious peace talks in history. Their goal was to draft a peace treaty “for all time,” creating instead an embittered Germany already dreaming of retaliation — and contentious new entities like Iraq and Yugoslavia. In a compelling story that blends re-enactments with archival images, director Paul Cowan captures the dramatic cut-and-thrust of diplomacy, while evoking the extraordinary atmosphere of a metropolis returning to life.

Credits

Scriptwriters : Paul Cowan (based on the book 'Paris 1919: six months that changed the World' by Margaret Macmillan)